Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. Acudí a una entrevista en Splunk (San Francisco, CA) en oct 2017
Entrevista
I was contacted by the technical manager directly in Linkedin and asked me to apply for the position. After few weeks I got a call from a recruiter and attended 3 telephonic interviews (Re-scheduled phone interviews multiple times). I don't see any coordination between interviewer and recruiter because I followed-up with the recruiter that I didn't get a call on the day it is scheduled and then they checked with the interviewer and said he is busy with his work and rescheduled after one week. Can you imagine the person who is waiting for the phone call for an hour? If this happens for one time then it is okay but it had happened for 3 times.
After a lot of email exchanges, finally, they asked me to come for the on-site interview. I have never seen any company conducting 9 back to back technical rounds (10 am - 5 pm). Sounds crazy right (I felt the same). Every interviewer asked about their own expertise where they are strong and at one point I felt like whether these interviewers read my resume or not? I am not happy with the interview process. I thought of leaving the hellhole in middle but I thought it will be very rude to do that. I had very unprofessional interview experience with one senior director. He didn't even see my resume and not sure whether he knew which position I came for. Such an arrogant dottard. Beleive me no one ll have fun to spend their time and prepare for an interview. Everyone does their best to crack an interview. At least please give minimum respect to the interviewed person even if you think he is not fit for the position. It doesn't matter whether you are a senior director or manager but please maintain your dignity and show some empathy towards other individuals.
After 4 weeks of my on-site interview, they sent an email that they are moving forward with other candidates. Honestly, I got 2 other job opportunities in this 4 weeks time and already joined in one company. I really don't want to write this review but just want to share my experience with the Splunk recruiting team so that at least future Splunk aspirants won't suffer like me.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Multi-threading questions, tools to measure CPU cycles in Linux, Questions on REST and some troubleshooting questions related to network communication.
5 interviews: screening, technical screening via Karat, live coding, system design, team fit. Leetcode preparation should be enough. Karat interview can be retaken. All interviews were on point and were related to actual job afterwards.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 5 días. Acudí a una entrevista en Splunk (Bengaluru) en jul 2025
Entrevista
I recently interviewed with Splunk, Cisco, and had a very positive and professional experience. The process began with a Karat screening round, followed by multiple on-site interviews.
Karat Screening Round – 3 Components:
System Design: Discussed distributed systems versus dedicated servers and performed a high-level design (HLD) for a game parlour card machine.
Angular: Covered dependency injection, Signals, and RxJS operators.
Coding: Implemented a UI screen based on a reference image using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
After successfully clearing the Karat round, HR collected my details and scheduled four on-site interviews:
DSA Round: Solved two medium-difficulty problems on the Codility platform.
Angular & DSA Round: One DSA problem plus questions on Angular and RxJS operators.
System Design Round: Designed a high-level architecture for a concert booking platform.
Manager Round: Discussed current project architecture, role-related behavioral aspects, and expectations from the position.
The process concluded with an HR discussion regarding the offer. While there was no negotiation, the package offered was highly competitive and satisfactory.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
System Design: Discussed distributed systems versus dedicated servers and performed a high-level design (HLD) for a game parlour card machine.
Angular: Covered dependency injection, Signals, and RxJS operators.
Coding: Implemented a UI screen based on a reference image using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Two medium-difficulty problems on the Codility platform.
Angular and RxJS operators.
high-level architecture for a concert booking platform.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Splunk (Bengaluru) en may 2025
Entrevista
2 rounds of Karat platform interviews focused on technology skills and DSA, Algo. 1 system design round - Focused on large scale data streaming. 1 Hiring Manager Interview.
The experience was deeply disappointing and, frankly, unprofessional. Throughout the interview, the hiring manager appeared disinterested and disengaged—he yawned multiple times, which gave the impression that he was either bored or not taking the conversation seriously. This behavior was both distracting and disrespectful.
Additionally, I was asked to solve a problem using Java, which I proceeded to do. However, after I completed the task, the manager abruptly stated that he had been expecting a shell script solution instead. This lack of clarity and shifting expectations during a technical interview reflects poorly on the preparation and communication standards of the team.
Interviews are a two-way evaluation process, and this interaction left me questioning whether this organization values professionalism, respect, or the time of its candidates.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Parse a large text file to count different types of exceptions
